the defense will say this was a thought crime. you you can't prosecute someone for their thoughts he didn't act it out. the law you does not allow someone to sit there and fanta advertise aboufantasize about n commit the act and then prosecute them. the whole idea is to get them before they commit the crime. they prosecuted him under a conspiracy theory which means two or more people get together and talk about an idea and there is an over the act. a step taken towards completing it. here conspiracy it kidnap. he had specific target victims including his wife. one woman in particular he was going to be paid $5,000 to kidnap her and then carry out his plot. so the law says that is enough. they had sufficient evidence to prove that beyond a reasonable doubt and the other one is accessing the federal database. he was going through the nypd computers to find home addresses for the victim is he was seeking out. >> mike: i can underand it he would be able to be prosecuted on the conspiracy charge as well as mining through the federal da